The Adoption of Sustainable Technologies in Manufacturing Firms. Pressured by an institutional perspective
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2017-09-26
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This research investigates, from an institutional perspective, the relationships between coercive-, mimetic- and normative pressure and the adoption of sustainable technologies in manufacturing firms. With sustainable development becoming more and more important, the adoption of sustainable technologies in manufacturing firms do likewise. Within manufacturing firms, sustainable development is intertwined with the adoption of new technologies. To investigate possible predictors or influencers on this adoption, coercive-, mimetic- and normative pressures will be investigated regarding their relationship with the adoption of sustainable technologies in manufacturing firms. Besides their relationship with the adoption of sustainable technologies, their mutual relationships will be further examined using a mediation model.
Using data of 149 Dutch organizations, no significant relationships between the coercive-, mimetic- and normative pressure and the adoption of sustainable technologies were found. These relationships were hypothesized, based on existing literature. The absence of significant results could indicate two things: that prior research in this area might not be applicable to any kind of organization, operating in any kind of industry, operating in any kind of geographical region. The second possibility is that the significant result were absent due to the limitations of this research.
Within this research no specific conclusions can be drawn about whether these in the past confirmed relationships between the pressures and adoption can be generalized. Nevertheless, this research confirms that there is still a lot to investigate regarding these constructs and it exposes constructs and relationships that might be fruitful for further investigation in future research.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen